A light schedule is on tap for the third week of conference play for men's & women's hoops as teams return to school, highlighted by the first Fox Sports men's basketball telecast of 2012.

Men's Basketball

Long Beach State takes a 15-game winning streak in the Walter Pyramid into this week's games against UC Davis and Pacific. The Big West's television package with Fox Sports Net begins on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. with Pacific and Long Beach State. Prime Ticket will carry the action.

For the seventh year, all home and conference games, with the exception of ESPN and FOX Sports contests, will be broadcast by the institutions on BigWest.TV, the conference's video streaming initiative in partnership with CBS College Sports.

The Mustangs and Matadors have maintained a perfect record to sit atop the Big West leaderboard. Co-defending champion and preseason favorite Cal Poly is 2-0 and Cal State Northridge, who handed Long Beach State its first loss last week with a 57-50 victory, is 3-0 for its best start to league action since the 2004-05 season. Cal Poly, who is 5-2 at home this year, entertains UC Riverside and UC Irvine at Mott Gym this week, while Cal State Northridge travels north to battle UC Davis and Pacific.

For the seventh year, all home and conference games, with the exception of ESPN and FOX Sports contests, will be broadcast by the institutions on BigWest.TV, the conference's video streaming initiative in partnership with CBS College Sports.

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